Extremely elevated idle CPU usage on a Ryzen 5 3600 processor
Extremely elevated idle CPU usage on a Ryzen 5 3600 processor
Yes, that's a start although there are still a few things I'd want to do if I was you. 50 is still a little high for stock cooler. How is the airflow in your case? 8.174W CPU power is too high for idle. DOes it drop lower and occasionally go up to around 8 or is it pegged at around 8? Edit - actually ignore that question. 8 would be fine if you were doing something, in fact higher would be fine if you were doing stuff. Which windows power plan are you running? I would reccomend you go to "Ryzen Balanced" for now. It should be available as a power plan if you have the latest chipset drivers installed. Your memory settings look a little off, we can hopefully sort that out too.
I used to have no cooling issues with my system. My old CPU kept temperatures low enough that the fans weren’t noticeable. I changed my power plan, but I’m still figuring out how to lock Ryzen Master settings. When I close the program, temps go up slightly and the 'game' plan disappears when I reopen it. Thanks for your assistance!